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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-26

The Sc. Johns. Lake Weir and Gulf Rail-
rosd-rhe Frost-Personsl.
Correspondence Palatka News
NoRw ak. March 81, 1887.
Surveyors are here locating the ter
minus at the river for the st.
Johns, Lake Weir and Gluf Rail
road, preparatory to making a sur
vey of the line. This company pro-
poses to build a railroad from the st.
Johns river at or near Norwalk Landing
to Auclote river on the Gulf, about 40
miles. They claim to run through a sec
ton already well settled. with sufficient
business already on the ground to sup
port the road from the start. Now we
want to see the surveyors of the Air
Line road, and have faith that we shall
before the summer is gone
Mr.. Prebbles and family. who have
been living in Norwalk through the win
ter. have moved onto their place at Cedar
Landing, on the Ocklawaha.
The frost of Friday night. or Satur-
day morning. struck some spots hard.
ground Other spots were hit more
lightly and some gardens it scarcely
touched, not hurting the tenderest plants.
Mr.. H. T. Hawiey and Mr.. Hinck-
ley, Of Bridgeport, CT. were the guests
Of Mr.. Edgar Osborn. Of Rhoades Park,
lase week. They enjoyed the visit %
well Mr.. Hawiey will return next season
and build . cottage for . winter home.
Mr.. Prank has returned from Jamaica,
w. l., vhere he spent The winter, enjoy
ing the fruits Of that tropical isiand- A
description Of the island. its people
fruits and vegetation from Mr.. Franh
would b interesting and instructive
reediU- X XIX
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BUCKEYE.
Cove That Live On '.Nothing''-Ths Com
mission Business.
Correspondence PALArKA news.

mission Business.
Correspondents PALArKA News.
wELAKA. March "a, 1887.
These March winds are SO unpleasant
that one wishes the month To spin out
and TO welcome April showers.
Our smiling friend, r. III. Plat. was
around to-day with his annual present,
the finest bouquet of twenty varieties of
flowers TO be found i'm the county. He is
wanting a nice variety should hook him
up.
notice my friend going crazy on the
dairy business. believe have the only
cows capable Of living on nothing. and
still valuable; that is nothing. and yet
something. This valuable trait Of living
ON nothing was handed down by us
early settlers. for we lived on that val
uabie COW feed in all its sense sixteen
or eighteen years ago. and still existed.
That very valuable nothing" il just what
some Of US are now getting for our or
anges. How we can continue to do this
and still exist is coming problem.
was fortunate enough this season To
have but about $50 boxes of oranges.
Among the shipment were 80 boxes of
fair oranges, running about the same
all though, well put up. and shipped the
same day.
~ boxes Fruit Exchange. Net. ...... sl5.Se
- To Louisville, Ky, :. - I30
And lately q boxes 10 y. Justice phil
adeiphia. Net. ...-.--.... .--.....-..-...... sg3
This robbery commission business has
got to he stopped or we will surely seek
pasture with those cows. BuCKEYE.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-26
CIeyeland's Clean Sweep.


Judging from the way the political
wind IL blowing now, Grover Cleveland
and John Sherman will be the candidates
Of the Democratic and Republican par
ties respectively in the next national cleo
tion. Thurman is too old, Bayard has
been shelved, and besides, none of the
gentlemen named can command the
same support, either In or out of the con
ventlon, that will come To Cleveland.
The Democratic campaign cry will there
fore he: We'll done, thou good and
faithful servant, serve us another term. ="
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-26
Hanged for As.aulting . Child.

MEMPHIS, March 25.-Amos johnson,
colored, aged forty, was hanged this af-
ternoon at Marion, Ark, for outraging
a little white child only eight years old.
The crime was committed last December
own color. He confessed this forenoon
and made a harangue from the scaffold.
Fully 800 persons, mostly colored, wit
messed the execution. His neck was
broken by the fall.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-26
An Interesting Experiment.

According To report read before the
English Society Of Arts, considerable ad-
vance has been made in England In the
cultivation of tobacco. Some dozen or
more Of large land owners sent last spring
to this country and obtained different
varieties of tobacco seed, which they
planted in farms on their estates. IL IN
a little soon % definitely determine the
results of this venture. but il is believed
that in some instances IL has proved
Of &126 per acre, has sold his product at
eight cents per pound. and estimates Tia.
net profits to amount 20 from $50 To
800 per acre. This seems TO encourage
the belief that the days Of English agri-
cultural supremacy are not entirely over.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-26
FATAL RELIGIOUS FRENZY.

They Had Lost all Their ChiIdren-The
Mother Dying, the Father Dead.
NEW YORK, March 25.-James Hogan,
driver of an ice wagon, fatally hurt his
wife this morning with a hatchet, then
jumped out of a window and was killed
by the fall to the sidewalk. The couple
had been married fourteen years and had
six children, which all died. Mrs.
Hogan's mind has been unbalanced for
some time by her bereavement, and yes
terday both passed the day in religious
frenzy, praying all day. The tragedy
apparently occurred when the couple
were preparing to rise for the day. The
other occupants of the house who were
rising, heard the sounds of mufiled blows
and the crashing of glass, and found
Hogan's dead body on the sidewalk.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-26

Spring is supposed to have had her
formal opening yesterday. Her sample
patterns were not all that cou ID be de-
sired, but they will improve in the course
of time. Meanwhile, we may remark
merely as an assurance Of good faith:
Hail, gentle spring. No snow balling
allowed, but just plain, every day
faintly blushing for its own smailness,
the tender asparaguslet il shooting itself
out Of its little bed. and the mId-eyed
shad is preparing to run up the creek
therefore. putting aside all excuse and ir-
respective Of the weather, Hail. gentle
spring.
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List Of Patents Granted 10 Inventors
Of Georgia, Florida and Alabama.
For Week Ending March 2y. 1887 !:

]. X. p. Shelton, Castor, Ala, monu-
ment or sign-holder.
engine.
In Georgia: j. A. Adams, Atlanta,
machine for making excelsio; w. A.
Edmondson, Marven, plow; t. j. Han
len, Macon, construction Of ships; N. +.
Sawyer, Camilla, seed conyeyor; +. 4.
Williamson, Washington, cotton gin
scale and press; B T. Wilson, Atlanta,
brick machira.
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Col. Canaday lmpro. ing.

WASHINGTON, March 25.-COl. w. o.
Canaday, Sergeant-at-Arms Of the United
States Senate, who was severely hurt by
his horse falling upon him last Friday.
is improving. DR.. John b. Hamilton,
Surgeon General Of the Marine Hospital
Service. who is attending him, found it
necessary yesterday to set his ankle in
plaster of Paris. He says Col. Canadoy
will be- out of bed in a few days.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-26
Suicide nj Como.

There was a report current on the
streets last evening that Mr.. II. l.. Rey-
nolds. of Lake Como. had committed sui
eide at that place yesterday. As 10 what
led TO the deed we were unable 10 learn,
as our informant knew none Of the par
ticulars, nor could any one be found in
town who was acquainted with all the
facts of the unfortunate occurrence
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A Schooner Capsized. =.

PHILADELPHIA, March 25th.-The
schooner Montana from Damariscotta.
Maine, for Norfolk, sprung a leak on the
asd. during heavy gales from the North
west. Fenwick Island bearing about
Northwest, distant As miles, capsized
and sunk Captain Crosby. and the
crew of five men were rescued by the
schooner Henry Souther from Savannah.
and landed here to-day. Captain Crosby
reports nothing saved.
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a Youag Girl As>assinated.

YOUNGSTOWN, o., March 25.-Miss A.
Hancock, aged IL, was shot dead last
night, by Ebenezer Stanyard, a neigh
bor. Stsnyard is worthless fellow said
to be weakminded. He was in love with
Miss Hancock, but she had repulsed his
advances and had refused to see him.
Last evening. as she was passing STAN
yards gate, in company with Wilbur
Knox. a rival of Stanyard. the latter,
who was concealed behind the gate,
fired upon them without warning. He
fired six times in rapid succession. The
girl was shot through the head. One
bullet narrowly missed Knox and an
other struck his hand. Knox struck and
pursued Stanyard but the assassin es-
caped-
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-26

SOMERSET, KY, March 25.-Ex-Deputy
United States Marshal William Bates,
of Whitney county. became involved
in difficulty with man named Cheney
near the Tennessee State line, Wednes-
day, and shot him through the heart,
killing him instantly. Bates then fled
to the mountains. He has been engaged
in numerous fights and has killed five or
six men, but at no time has been the
aRgrpSSOr.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-26
In the Eye OF the Law.

A Demccrat LOOKS upon all men as
equal. and has no more respect for the
vices Of the rich than for the vices Of the
poor. But those who make our laws
hate vice only when IL is clad In rags
when clothed In purple and fine linen
they rush to embrace IL.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-26

OTTAWA, ILL, March 25.-The COM
mittee appointed by the Board Of Su-
pervisors To investigate the accounts Of
the county officers, submitted their
report to the Board, yesterday, and it
was adopted The committee find p.
w. Stocksleger, Ex-COunty Clerk, short
$22, 900; A ID. Bartels, Ex-Probate
Clerk short 81 900 $. w. Raymond, Ex-
County Treasurer short s25, 900; and Ex-
sheriff MilIighn. short $9, 900.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-26
Savannah Morning News.

The Times Union, by assuming that
the falling of at jacksonville meant the
falling of throughout the State, and by
publishing statements calculated 20 Gre
ate the impression that Florida is losing
her attractions for winter visitors, has
done the State great harm That the
people resent the course the Times Un-
ION has pursued that journal has probably
found out. II need moi. try to get back
into favor. however, by attempting TO
lean on the Morning Nescs. The Morn
tng Nes1s doesn't wish to be- troubled by
any such unpopular burden.
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MORE CHICAGOANS ARRESTED.
The Number of suspects" Estimated ss
High ~ Fifty.

The Number of ''suspects" Estimated ss
High ~ Fifty.
CHICAGO, March 25.-Adams Ochs,
Ex-Chairman Of the County Board, and
Daniel Wren, prominent member Of the
present Board Of Commissioners, were
arrested this evening charged with COM
plicity in the doodle" operations that
have left Cook County virtually bank
rupt. Bail was promptly furnished
in each case. A capias was also
issued for j. E. Van Pelt.
a noted Ex-COmmissioner. He sent
word to the Sherih-s office that he
would be on hand with bOndsmen, to-
morrow morning. Accordingly he was
not taken into custody tonight. Van
Pelt is popularity supposed to be the
Head Center Of the combine" There
have been rnmors for days past that he
had turned infOrmer. involving many
well known persons outside Of the Off
cials. The fact that he has not been ar
rested, although indicted, lends color to
rumors concerning him and has caused
renewed CONSERVATION among the sus-
poets whose number is placed as high as
fifty.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-26

BERLIN, March 24.-In the Reichstag.
yesterday, three motions were introduc-
ed by Conservative and Centrist in favor
Of the re-establishment of trade corpora
tions. They were referred to COM
mittee.
The Emperor and Empress continue
well. The Empress spent yesterday
morning in the exchange of visits with
the Queens Of Roumania and Saxony and
others. A musical soiree was given last
evening at the Palace, at which 20O
guests, including the Prince Of Wales
were present. The visitors are gradually
leaving, and the city is assuming its
usual aspect.
The Tageblah says that Prince Bis
marck's precise words at the banquet
were "peace is completely assured The
year 1887 will be year Of peace. There
is no cause for anxiety in the East or in
the West"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-26
Few and Far Between
Hartford Tfms,a

The Republican organs are Offering
prize packages of taffy to all Democrats,
no matter how insignificant cor for what
cause disgruntled. who will predict the
defeat Of the Democracy in 1883. 1t u
noticeable that the demand for that sort
Of Democrat ID greatly in exoes Of the
supply.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-26

CHARLESTON, S. c., March 25.-The to-
bacco factory of Miller & Robinson. at
Salisbury. was burned this morning.
Loss, $4,000 over the insurance. The
fire is supposed to be Of incendiary origin.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-26
A Hero In Blue.


The hero of the Buffalo fire was Henry
u. Rumsey, Of New York, who sacri-
feed his life In saving a child. The
United States navy, with which he was
connected, may enshrine him among the
other heroes on its glorious roll of honor
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-26

WAsHINGroN, March 25.-Acting Sec
retary Fairchild is informed that Secre-
tary Manning arrived at Queenstown in
good health, and that he stood the rough
passage across the Atlantic very well.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-26

PrrTsBUR6, Pa. March 25.-A railway
accident occurred about / O'Clock this
morning near Leetonia, o., on the Pitts
burg. Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad.
in which one person was killed A num-
ber Of passengers were injured The ex-
press train which left Chicago in the
morning had reached Leetonia- There
is a heavy grade Mt this point and the
engineer discovered that the air brake
hose was leaking. He stopped the train.
and while examining it a freight train
came along and crashed into the rear
end. completely telescoping the sleeper
and the passenger car next to it, Engi-
neer w. Beail. of Allegheny who was un-
derneath the engine at the time fixing
the air brake, was horribly crushed and
died almost instantly.
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WILL MEET THEN HALF WAY.

Action of the Virginia Legislature on the
Bondholdsr.' Proposition
RICHMOND, Va, March 25.-At the
Democratic caucus this evening the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS. The Governor has COM
municated to the General Assembly that
the council of foreign bondholders have
opposed the appointment of a commits
sion ON the part Of the State of Virginia
to confer with a commission to be ap-
pointed by them looking to the final set
tlement Of the debt; therefore, be it
Resolved, BY the House Of Delegates,
the Senate concurring, That joint COM
mittee, consisting Of three members of
the Senate and five of the House, be APP
pointed, who shall be charged with the
duty:
''First-Of meeting with the commits
sion from the council of bondholders,
and ascertaining what amount of the
bonds of Virginia is owned or controlled
by the said council of foreign bond
holders:
'SecOnd-To demOnst rate to said COM
mission the inability of the people of the
State to bear a greater burden Of taxa
ton, and also to show what are the
revenues and necessary expenditures of
government, the available revenues for
the payment of interest, and to point out
to them that which addresses itself to
their interest, as well as to the interest
of the State;
'.Third-That upon the passage of
these resolutions the Governor of the
Commonwealth shall communicate n
copy to the council of foreign bond hold
ers, and announce to them that the COM
mittee appointed hereunder will receive
their commission in the city of Rich
mond at as early n day as practicable.
not later than April 1ath next"
"Fourth-The powers and functions
of the committee hereby created shall
cease and determine whenever the
General Assembly shall fix the time for
an adjournment sine die
At to-night's session of the General
Assembly the foregoing was introduced
in both branches. In the Senate the pa
per was referred to the Finance Commit
tee and in the House. after an animated
discussion the resolutions were adopted
with only six votes. all Republican. in
the negative.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-26

New York star.
The article in which The Pail Mall
Gazette" accuses Mr. Rider Haggsrd of
plagiarizing .She" from Tom Moore's
'.Epicurean' is at hand and proves TO be
. foolish one. The writer fails to make
out any case worth consideration.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-26

ATLANTA, Ga, March 25.-Marshal
Hoxie, of Gainesville surprised two bur
glars while they were cracking a safe to-
night in the store of C. w. Hood, in
Harmony Grove. One Of the burglars
was fatally shot
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-26
LIVING IN TREES.
The Floods I'm Dakoea-Psrsl Of . Who'll
Family.

Family.
BISMARCK, OAK. March 25.-The
water fell two feet, Wednesday, but was
rising again yesterday. The water in
Washburn is ten feet above the high water
mark Of 1881, while here il is not quite
up to that record. This shows that there
is a gorge between here and Washburn,
and when that ten feet Of water comes il
will make the flow surpass any previous
record There is prospect for the Heart
river breaking about the time the upper
gorge breaks, and il it does, Mandan will
be afioat. The steamer Tompkins, which
was crushed in the ice. was the property
of the Evans Transportation Company.
and its ruin just as navigation opens, is
a heavy loss. The Northern Pacific
shops at Mandan are still flooded.
ID. NJ. Kennedy, his wife, and three chill
dren are held on Sable Island by the
flood and for six days have been living
on such food as they saved from the wa
ter. There is no hope Of rescuing them
until the flood subsidies and their friends
are distracted. They can be seen through
field glasses occupying q nest built in the
limbs OF the trees, over three miles from
the shore.
The Northern Pacific railroad mana
gers have abandoned hope Of removing
the gorge by the use Of dynamite and
cannot say when they will be able to
ship freight across the river. Passen-
gers are being transferred by boat A
party Of twelve persons while attempt
ing to cross from Mandan, Wednesday
evening. were driven by wind and ice
into a willow thicket and passed the
night there momentarily expecting death.
They were rescued Thursday forenoon.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-26

WAsRINoroS, ID. c., March s5.-rhe
President has appointed Leonard 8. Dill
lard postmaster at Oxford, Niss.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-26

NOR WALK.

NEw YORK, March 25.-Arrived out
Adriatic, New York for Liverpool.
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The Duchess Of Gum berInmd Insano.
VIENNA, March 25.-The Duchess Of
Cumberland, who has become mentally
afflicted, has, on advice Of Prof. Braner,
been placed in the LeidesdOrf pri-
vate lunatic asylum at Oberobling.
Prof. Braner certified that it was unsafe
to keep the Duchess at home. The
Duchess of Cumberland is a daughter OF
the King Of Denmark. She was mar
rie,l to the Duke Of Cumberland in 1878
and has had children.
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MT. NOrieys > Amendmeht TtfJected.
LONDON, March 25.-In the House of
Commons. this evening, division was
taken on Mr.. Morley's amendment to the
Governments motion to grant urgency
for the Coercion Bill, and the amend
ment was rejected by q vote of 3a9 to
26O. The amendment of the vote was
received with land Opposition cheers.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-26


LONDON, March 25.-Mr. Tankerville
Chamberlyne, owner of the cutter-yacht
Arrow, and holder Of the Queens Cup,
writes to the Times that he knew the
Arrow had no title to the yachting cham
pionship, and that he offered the Cup for
composition merely to induce American
yachtsmen to send over to English
waters some of their best vessels. He
says also that his determination to offer
the Cup was due to a desire to arouse
interest in one of our noblest sports.
The loss Of the Cup" Mr.. Chamberlyne
continues. Twill be To ME as the loss Of
a valuable heirloom, but think the sac
rifice will be productive Of good results.
II my conditions, which are not Onerous,
are agreed to. the match between the
Arrow and the American slOOp May
flower will come off,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-26

The "StSndard" ON GladstOne's speech.
LONDON, March 25.-The Standard
says: Mr.. Gladstone has defined his
policy, which is one that will open unre-
lenting and incessant obstruction to the
Government in it's endeavOrs in behalf
of Ireland. Mr.. Bright writes that he
thinks there is no need Of another great
land settlement for Ireland; that the
question was raised by the rebel party as
weapon with which they hope to COM
pei England to grant Home rule, which
would be a step toward Irish indepen-
dence"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-26

We are informed that the Palatka Base
Ball Club will visit Welaka next Tues
day. The Welaka people hope that they
will bring all their friends, their sisters
and their cousins and their aunts," and
have a good time i'm the Forest City,"
We hope that Mr.. F. C. Cochrane will be
able to he on hand. All the boys are
sorry tn hear that he is laid up.